Correlations between near-infrared spectroscopy, perfusion index, and cardiac outputs in extremely preterm infants in the first 72 h of life
Janaillac M, Beausoleil TP, Barrington KJ, Raboisson MJ, Karam O, Dehaes M, Lapointe A. Correlations between near-infrared spectroscopy, perfusion index, and cardiac outputs in extremely preterm infants in the first 72 h of life. European Journal Of Pediatrics 2018, 177: 541-550. PMID: 29374830, DOI: 10.1007/s00431-018-3096-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCerebral regional tissue oxygen saturationRight ventricular outputRegional tissue oxygen saturationTissue oxygen saturationLow cardiac output stateExtremely preterm infantsCardiac output statePreterm infantsCardiac outputPerfusion indexOxygen saturationVentricular outputSuperior vena cava flowLow SVC flowLeft ventricular outputMedian gestational ageWeeks of gestationVena cava flowNon-invasive toolHaemodynamic assessmentSVC flowTerm infantsBlood pressureCerebral oxygenationGestational age